**\#WeAreONEOK** **–** **Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.** **JOB SUMMARY** ONEOK is seeking a dynamic and experienced Automation Professional III to join the automation team. This role will focus on developing and implementing robotic process automation (RPA) solutions to optimize and improve business processes. The ideal candidate is passionate about automation technology and possesses a strong background in robotic process automation (RPA) and business process optimization. They will play a pivotal role in growing the company’s automation initiatives thorough scalable automation. Minimum of 5 years of experience in business process optimization and robotic process automation with a proven track record of successfully evaluating and increasing the effectiveness of business processes and implementing automation technology solutions. Strong understanding of automation software, low-code/no-code tools, and best practices, with the ability to tailor approaches to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders and situations. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams. Experience with UiPath, PowerAutomate, or other automation tools, preferred. While this position may be remote, it will require some travel for office meetings, as needed, to our corporate office in Tulsa, OK. This position is eligible for remote work in one of the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. This position will require some travel for office meetings, as needed, to our corporate office in Tulsa, OK. **Job Profile Summary** Lead role responsible for identifying, recommending, designing, developing, testing, and maintaining low-code/no code technology solutions, including robotics process automation (RPA), in support of business activities. Responsible for the identification and prioritization of work requests, development resources, and ensuring agreed upon service levels are met. **Essential Functions and Responsibilities** + Lead process automation assessments, identify and analyze improvement opportunities. + Identify and document business requirements to determine the capabilities that need to be delivered. + Discuss with the users and provide input on the suitability, priorities, complexities, and other impacts of the requirements, including project estimates when necessary. + Lead end-to-end automation projects, design complex automation solutions through low code/no code technology solutions and ensure the scalability and efficiency of automation implementations. + Develop and lead the implementation of best automation solutions for projects by thoroughly understanding the business needs and utilizing the best tools available to meet those needs while adhering to established best practices and standards. + Stay up-to-date on intelligent automation industry trends and collaborate to enhance business capabilities. + Ensure documentation and coding best practices are communicated to the automation team. + Lead the review and testing efforts for complex automation projects and contribute to the enhancement of testing processes. + Partner with subject-matter experts to validate the accuracy and consistency of data and drive efforts to monitor data quality and ensure conformity with established metrics. + Implement existing policies, guidelines, and standards for Intelligent Automation efforts, including but not limited to: + Regularly monitoring access to folders, applications, robots, and licenses. + Ensure solutions are meeting all standards set by team + Monitor changes to applications, processes, and rules impacting Intelligent Automation. Implement solutions when necessary. + Lead solution maintenance efforts, troubleshoot and collaborate to solve advanced/complex issues in automation solutions, optimize existing solutions, and contribute to development of proactive maintenance strategies. Identify and elevate to higher support if necessary. + Manage individual projects and lead automation team projects, assist team in prioritizing and managing project backlog, and communicate and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure deadlines and project initiatives are met. + Align and communicate with automation team, subject matter experts and stakeholders for project updates or changes, schedules, team roles and responsibilities, and monitoring progress. + Develop strong working relationships and collaborate with team members, business partners, IT stakeholders, consultants and vendors, to achieve success on initiatives. Provide guidance and instruction as needed. **Education** + Bachelor's Degree : Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Computer Sciences or other related field with specific job-related experience as follows: **Work Experience** + Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automation workflows using Low-Code/No-Code Applications. + Experience with low-code automation tools, strong scripting skills, and the ability to handle moderately complex automation scenarios independently. + Experience interacting, advising, training, and communicating effectively across business groups. + Experience developing information, conducting meetings, and presenting information to individuals and groups. + Experience in business or process analysis, development lifecycle, and change management techniques including identification of potential process solutions preferred. + Experience improving and automating workflows and integrations using RPA tools. + Experience in applying project management techniques **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** + Knowledge of: company wide processes, best practices and touch points. + Knowledge of: Microsoft Office Suite with advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. + Skills in: refining business requirements, implementing testing strategies and training personnel. + Skills in: self-motivating and self-directing; adapting quickly to new or changing responsibilities. + Skills in: managing and prioritizing multiple assignments with competing deadlines. + Skills in: developing solutions to complicated issues using abstract thinking in new or complex situations. + Ability to: apply an understanding of economic concepts and business drivers. + Ability to: work collaboratively with a wide variety of people, including leaders, peers, customers, vendors and other stakeholders. + Ability to: mentor less experienced personnel on projects. + Ability to: negotiate, resolve conflicts and build commitment. + Ability to: prepare and present reports, presentations and schedules to supervisor. + Ability to: proactively identify and propose value additive initiatives. + Ability to: work under stressful conditions and time constraints; adjusting to respond to changing circumstances. + Ability to: identify, research, evaluate and prioritize problems and develop recommendations for appropriate action. + Ability to: analyze business processes and effectively partner with teams to identify and recommend solutions. **Licenses and Certifications** + None required **Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements** + Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. **Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements** + Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally) + Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently) + Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly) + Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally) + Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally) + Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally) + Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally) + Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally) + Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally) + Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally) + Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally) + Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally) + Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally) + Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly) + Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly) + Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly) + Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly) + Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently) + Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently) + Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally) + Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly) + Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently) + Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently) + Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly) **Working Conditions/Environment** + Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions **Working Conditions** + Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly) + Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly) + CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly) **Travel** **Driving** + Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license _ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law._ _The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK._ _ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547​._ _\#LI-Remote_ _\#LI-NK1_ **Expected Salary Range** $92,000.00 - $138,000.00 At ONEOK (NYSE: OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation and storage services. Through our more than 50,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest diversified energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.